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Use our time wisely

This is a very well-known story that
teaches us a lot about using our time wisely.

A grasshopper was playing on his violin
where the ants were busy collecting food.

“It's
the grasshopper again！”they said.“He's always playing that violin of his. He never seems to do any
work.”

The grasshopper stopped when he saw the
ants.“Why are you
working on such a beautiful day？”he asked.“Don't you feel the gaiety of spring？ Why aren't you dancing and singing while I play
my violin？”“We
must collect food now,”said the Queen of ants.“If we don't, what will we do when winter comes？”“Oh,
winter's a long way off,”said the grasshopper.“You take life much too
seriously.”“But
you must work today if you want to eat tomorrow,”said the little ant.“You can
play your violin after you have finished working,”said another as the ants
scurried busily about.

The grasshopper didn't wish to heed their
advice,“Go on with
your work, my little friends,”he said.“I'm going to dance in the meadow in the sun！”And so the grasshopper left
the busy ants and went on his way, singing.The spring soon passed and the warm days of
summer came. All day long the grasshopper played his violin as he sat in the
sun or just slept on a blade of grass. Soon summer was over.

One morning, the grasshopper woke up and
was surprised to see that snow had fallen during the night. He shivered and
looked for a great leaf for food. But although he searched and searched he
could not find a thing. The long winter had come.“Oh
dear, oh dear！ What
shall I do？”cried
the grasshopper,“I
shall die of hunger. I shall freeze to death！”

The grasshopper wandered around looking for
a place to keep warm but there was no such place.“How silly I was not to listen
to the ants. While I am dying of cold and hunger they are sitting in their warm
nest with plenty to eat.”And sobbing loudly, the grasshopper sat
down in the snow. The ants heard his cry and as they were really kind creatures
they came hurrying to help him.

By this time the poor grasshopper was
frozen stiff. The ants picked him up and carried him to their nest.